Every young man or woman clearly
knows that we are expected to live purely and away from sexual sins. But, the
problem is that we succumb to the flesh easily and realize our deeds only
afterwards. Sexual desires keep tormenting everybody from teenagers to even
people in their seventies.
The Almighty God we worship who
stands as the supreme authority over the whole universe and also keeps
reminding us that He loves us endlessly does not just create rules for us to
follow. The beauty is that he gives us wonderful remedies from every sin. Yes He is our “Saviour” first more than anything else.
Romans 13: 13-14
13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting
and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not
provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
1. Put ye on:
This verse illustrates our Lord
Jesus Christ as clothing that covers us. Remember that we are expected to wear
clothing always. Roaming around naked for a few minutes makes us perverts or mentally
unstable men. Let us keep Jesus that closer to us.
Jesus covers all our flesh. Not
just our sins, we are expected to have Jesus cover our sinful desires, the ones
that drive us towards sin. If Jesus is given that kind of priority in our lives,
the sinful desires are trashed.
If we sin in spite of these, let
us remember that we are throwing Christ away from our lives. It is that kind of
insult we are giving to him.
2. Lord
Not in all verses Paul refers to
Jesus as Lord, but he does that in here. We accept Jesus as our Lord. The LORD
who created the universe owns us completely and has full authority. When our
sinful desires come up, we should remember that Jesus owns us and we have to
avoid sin with reverence and fear or else face judgement.
3. Christ
Jesus is Christ meaning Messiah or Saviour. Jesus has
clearly said that He is THE WAY. We do not have any other option than to trust in
him for deliverance. As we get closer to him, he makes us clean and free from
everything the flesh desires.
4. Make no provision
Paul requests
us to absolutely make no provision for the flesh. A teeny tiny opening will
drag us completely in. On sexual terms, we should remember that a short private
discussion with the partner can easily bring us there. We are expected to
practise caution when we are interacting with the opposite (or sometimes the
same) sex members. Let us remember that when our clothing is out, Christ is no
longer there to support us. Let us avoid the first step that takes us there.
5. Flesh:
The reality is
that our flesh is so strong enough to drown us and will constantly try to make
us fall to our desires. We should keep feeding our soul with the word making it
stronger than the flesh.
Interestingly, we should see that strife and envy are placed
equally with sexual sins which we consider to be the worst. Jealousy should be
treated with the same amount of caution for deliverance.
Let us clothe Jesus covering all our fleshy desires, our
pride, anger and everything else and keep him closer to us.
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